A coin is tossed twice and outcomes are recorded. If the random variable X represents the number of heads in the experiment, then the expectation of X will be:
A coin is tossed twice and outcomes are recorded. If the random variable X represents the number of heads in the experiment, then the expectation of X will be:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
When a coin is tossed twice, the possible outcomes are:
HH → 2 heads
HT → 1 head
TH → 1 head
TT → 0 heads
Total outcomes = 4 (all equally likely)
The random variable X represents the number of heads.
X can take values 0, 1, or 2.
(only TT)
(HT and TH)
(only HH)
The expectation is calculated as:
Therefore, the expectation of X is 1.
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